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Seated man smoking a long pipe: PD.316-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Seated man smoking a long pipe

Maker(s)

Silhouettist: Gahagan, Lucius

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Paper
Grey wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Size Height 225 mm Width 199 mm

Techniques used in production

Silhouette : Black paper with grey wash on white paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: COWPER
  • Location: On base of bust
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: TURNBULLS / SUPERFINE / LONDON BOARD
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Blind stamp
  • Text: David Dibbins / A Plumber of Bath and / many years Church Warden / of St. James Parish
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.316-R
Primary reference Number: 29014
Temporary Perceval number: PB316
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Seated man smoking a long pipe" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29014 Accessed: 2024-11-17 13:25:13

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29014 |title=Seated man smoking a long pipe |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-17 13:25:13|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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